Manure-spreader.



l. A ASHARP & E. F. GROVE.

MANUHE SPREADER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2B. |9| 2.

l ,207,086 -latented Dec. 5, l9l6.

4 SHEETS--SHEET l.

mr Nmmrs Farms co.. rnum-ummwnnmum. u, c.

1. A. SHARM E. F. GROVE.

MANURE SPREADER.

APIPLICATION FILED MAR-28,19l2.

me www uns ca. mamumn.. msnmaran, nic

J. A. SHARP 6L E. F. GROVE.

MANURE SPREADER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 28. |9124 Patented Deo. 5, 1916.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

j? 'Urn Qy- UNITED STATES FATENT OFFICE...

JAMES A. SHARP AND ELMER E. GROVE, OF SPRINGFIELD, OI-IIO, ASSIGNORS TOINTER- NATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY 0F NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEWJERSEY.

MANURE-SPREADER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5, 1916.

Application filed Mar-ch 28, 1912. Serial No. 686,856.

T0 all fur/wm t may concern.

Be 1t known that we, JAMES A. SHARP and ELMER F. GROVE, cltizens of theUnited States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and Stateof Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inManure-Spreaders, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to manure spreaders of the class having areceptacle mounted upon carrying and traction wheels, a distributingcylinder rotatably mounted at the rea-r end thereof, a movable bottomtherein adapted to advance the material toward the distributingcylinder, and a rising and falling end-gate in front of said cylinder;the object of our invention being to provide improved means fortransmitting power from the traction wheels to the distributing cylinderand to the movable bottom, improved clutch mechanism connected to thepower transmitting means, and improved clutch shipping means connectedwith the end-gate controlling means and the gear shipping means. Weattain these objects by means of the mechanism illustrated by theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a top plan view ofthe rear part of a manure spreader having our invention forming a partthereof; Fig. 2 represents a side elevation of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 2 and having one of the traction Wheels removed; Fig. 4is a detached detail designed to illustrate the operation of the clutchshipping mechanism forming part of the power transmitting meansconnected with the distributing cylinder; Fig. 5 is a detached detail ofpart of Fig. 4 designed to illustrate the construction of a slidablewedge forming part of the clutch shipping mechanism; Fig. 6 represents apart of Fig. 1 along line A-B and designed to illustrate part of thegear shipping mechanism connected with the power transmitting meansbetween the traction wheel and the movable apron; Fig. 7 represents aside elevation of-one of the shafts forming part of the mechanism shownin Fig. 6 and designed to illustrate the means whereby a longitudinalmovement thereof may be effected; Fig. 8 is a plan view of part of Fig.7 Fig. 9 is a detached detail, partly inl section, drawn on an enlargedscale, and designed to illustrate the construction of a part of the baseframe of the machine; Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the cam formingpart of the gear shipping mechanism as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7; andFig. 11 represents the manner of mounting the hand levers whereby theoperator may control the clutch and gear shipping mechanism from thefront of the machine.

The same reference characters designate like parts throughout theseveral views.

The bed frame of the machine includes longitudinally arranged main sillmembers 1 at opposite sides thereof, preferably of channel bar form, a4series y of transverse members 2, of wood, having opposite ends thereofsecured to the side sill members, and a supplemental transverse member 3formed of angle steel, having one web thereof turned laterally atopposite ends thereof whereby said member is secured to the side sillmembers.

4 represents bracket members secured to the side sill members by meansof bolts 5, having sleeve portions 6 that receive the stub axles 7 anddepending legs S, to which are secured the apron guides 9 and one end ofbrace members 10, the opposite ends of the brace members being turnedlaterally and received by openings in the vertical web of the transversemember 3. The traction wheels 11 are rotatably mounted upon the stubaxles 7, and 12 represents a spur gear member secured tothe tractionwheel upon the left-hand side of the machine and provided with anannular flange 13, to which is secured a sprocket wheel 14, and 15represents a sprocket wheel secured to the traction wheel upon theright-hand side of the machine.

16 represents a transversely arranged shaft journaled in bearingscarried by the rear end of the bed frame and having secured theretosprocket wheels 17 that engage with the endless apron 18 that forms the.movable bottom of the receptacle in a manner to transmit motionthereto. Motion is imparted to shaft 16 by means of a worm wheel 19secured to one end thereof.

2O represents a longitudinally arranged countershaft having the rear endthereof journaled in a bearing 21 forming part of a bracket member 22secured to the rear end of the frame of the machine, the front end ofsaid shaft being journaled in a bearing 23 connected with yone of thebracket members 4.

v 24 represents a pinion having a relatively large diameter that isadjustable longitudinally upon the countershaft and adapted to engagewith a pinion 25 having a smaller diameter and secured to the rear endof a shaft 26 journaled in a bearing 27 integral with the bracket member22. Integral with pinion 24 is a pinion 28 having a smaller diameter andadapted to engage With ,a relatively large pinion 29 that is preferablyintegral with pinion 25 that is secured to shaft 26. The pinions 24 and28 are movable upon the` shaft 20 in a manner whereby 24 may drive theshaft 26 through the small pinion 25 at a relatively fast speed, and ifthey are' adjusted along the shaft so that pinion 28l engages withpinion 29, and pinions 24 and 25 are disengaged, shaft 26 will rotate ata slower speed. Secured to the yrear end of shaft 26 is a worm gear 30that engages with theworm wheel 19.

31 ,represents atransversely arranged `countershaft journaled inbearings carried by the bed frame'of the machine and adapted to slidelongitudinally therethrough, and Iup'onfthe outside end of the shaft issecured a gear wheel 32 that engages with the gear wheel 12, andprovided upon its inner face with a series of concentric lines of teeth33 that may selectively engage with a pinion34 slidably mounted upon thelongitudinally arranged shaft 20, the position of the pinion upon theshaft being controlled by the operator by means of a rod 35 that may beoperatively connected with a hand lever 36 at the front of the machine.A longitudinal movement of the shaft 31 causes the gear wheel 32 to movetoward or from the pinion 34 in a manner to engage with or be disengagedtherefrom, and such movement is effected by means of a sleeve 37 that isrotatably mounted upon the shaft 31 and provided with a spirallyarranged rib 38 thereon that `is received by a notch 39 in a bracketmember 40 secured to the side sill member of the bed frame of themachine. The sleeve is prevented from longitudinal movement along theshaft by means of pins 41 passing through the shaft and engagingopposite ends of the sleeve. Integral with the sleeve is a lever arm 42having laterally arranged stud thereon to which is pivotally connectedvthe rear end of a yoke member 43 that slidably receives therear end of alink 44,and 45 represents a spring surrounding thelink and inclosed bythe yoke a manner forming a yielding connection ybetween the yoke andlink in a well-'known way.

j l46 represents a rock shaft j ournaled transversely' upon the bedframe in front of the axisof thel traction wheels,having a sector47'secured to one end'thereof and upon the right-hand side of themachine, and 48 represents a flexible connection between the hook 49 atthe rear end of a link 50 and sector 47, the front end of the link beingadapted to be connected to a hand lever 491 at the front of the machinewhereby the operator may control a rocking movement of the shaft. y

51 represents a sleeve loosely journaled upon rock shaft 46 in a mannerpermitting a limited rocking movement of the sleeve thereon in onedirection independent of said shaft, the means permitting such movementincluding a pin 52 received by an Opening in the shaft and extendingwithin the path of movement of a laterally projecting ear member 53 uponone end of the sleeve', the sleeve being prevented from moving endwisein an opposite direction by means of a pin 54 through the 4shaft at theopposite end of the sleeve. The sleeve is provided with a radiallyprojecting yarm 55 having` lateral openings therein, one of the openingsreceiving the hook-shaped portion of the front end of link 44, and theother the rear hookshaped end of a link 56, the body of said link beingslidably received by an opening in a bracket member 57 secured to thebed framecof themachine, and 58 represents a compression springencircling the front end of the link and operative between the frontside of the bracket and yan adjusting nut 59 in a manner to yieldinglyresista rocking movement of shaft 46 in one direction.

6,0 represents a distributing*cylinder having the central shaft 61thereof journaled in bearings 62 carried by the rear end'of thereceptacle. Power is transmitted tol the cylindcr by means includingspur pinions k63 loos-ely journaled upon the shaft 61 at opposite endsthereof and provided with sleeve portions 64 that terminate in enlargedcylindrical portions provided with clutch Ateeth 65 upon the outsideends thereof, that are adapted to engage with toothed clutch members 66that are slidably mounted upon said shaft and adapted to transmitmovement thereto when engaged with the clutch teeth upon the sleeves.Members 66 are provided withcircular flanges, 67 thatare received byannular channels upon oppositiely disposed arms 68 of clutch shippingfork members 69 that are provided with sleeve portions 7 0 arrangedparallel with the axis of shaft 61 and slidably mountedv uponstuds 71ysecured to a fixed kpart ofthe structure.

`72 represents coiledlcompression springs encircling the studs andreceived by a chamberin the sleeve portions and operative between pins73 through. the studs near the outside ends thereof and the oppositeends of the chambers in a manner to normally cause the clutch members 66to engage with the loose clutch members. v V

74 represents wedge-shaped members having longitudinally arranged slots7 5 therein that receive the studs r71, and threaded socket members 76at the front ends that receive the rear ends of rods 77 whereby thewedge members move longitudinally. The wedge members are operativebetween a Xed part of the structure and the inner ends of the sleeveportions of the clutch shipping fork in a manner to cause the latter tomove against the force of spring 72 and disengage the clutch memberswhen said Wedge members are drawn forward, and to permit them to rengagewhen moved in an opposite direction.

78 represents stub shafts carried by the frame of the machine, uponopposite sides thereof, 7 9 and 80 combined pinions and sprocket wheelsjournaled upon said studs, the pinions engaging with pinions 63 and thesprocket wheels connected with the main sprocket wheels secured to thetraction wheels by mea-ns of sprocket chains 81; and 82 representsadjustable chain tighteners mounted upon bracket members 83 secured tothe base frame of the machine and engaging with the lower lead of thechain.

84 represents a common form of end-gate having opposite ends thereofpivotally connected at its upper side with the rear ends of arms 85, thefront ends of said arms being pivotally connected to the upper rails 86of the receptacle by means of pins 87. Means are provided for raisingand lower'- ing the rear ends of the armsl and end-gate, said meansincluding lever arms 88 secured to opposite ends of rock shaft 46; and89 represents bars connecting the lever arms with the arms 85 in rear ofthe pivotal connection thereof with the receptacle in a manner wherebythe arms 85 are raised or lowered whenthe shaft; 46 is rocked inopposite directions. When the end-gate is raised from a position infront of the distributing cylinder to its elevated position, the clutchmechanism connected with the power transmitting gearing that actuatesthe cylinder is simultaneously tripped into operation by `meansincluding bracket members 90 secured to opposite sides of the receptacleand provided with longitudinally arranged ways 91 upon which areslidably mounted blocks 92 having vertically arranged slots therein thatreceive the middle portions of the bars 89 in a slidable manner. Therear ends of the blocks 92 are connected with the front ends of the rods77, and when the shaft 46 is rocked in a direction to raise the endgatethe blocks 92 are caused to slide rearward and,'through the connectingrods 77, push the Wedge members 74 in a direction permitting the clutchmembers and 66 to engage, and motion is thereby transmitted to thedistributing cylinder. Simultaneously with the raising of the end-gatemo- 65 tion is transmitted to the endless apron through a longitudinalmovement of shaft 31 caused by its connection with shaft 46 through thesleeve 37 and the spirally arranged rib 38 thereof that engages with thenotch in the bracket 40 in a manner to move the shaft longitudinally andcause the gear 32 to engage with pinion 34, and when the end-gate islowered the parts move 'in an opposite direction and the gears aredisengaged.

The hand lever 491 is provided with a common form of detent mechanism 93that is adapted to retain the lever in various positions of adjustment yby engaging with notches 94 in a sector 95. If the lever be movedrearward suflicient to permit the detent to engage with the front one ofthe two notches 94 in the sector, the end-gate will be raised and theclutch mechanism connected with the distributing cylinder tripped intoaction and the cylinder rotated thereby; but such movement of the leverwill not cause the gear wheel 32 to engage with pinion 34,4 due to loosemotion between shaft 46 and sleeve 51 thus permitting the cylinder t'ogain speed in advance 4of any feeding operations of the endless apron,and when the lever is moved rearward, permitting the detent to engagewith the rear notch of the sector, the gear wheel 32 engages the pinion34 and the feeding operation of the endless apron begins. 4

What we claim-.as being our invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is :i

l. In a manure spreader, a frame, a distributing cylinder mounted at oneend thereof, means for rotating the same, `clutch mechanism carried atthe ends of said cylinder and controlling the connectionthereof, anend-gate pivotally connected to said frame, links pivotally connectedthereto at points at one side of the pivots and protruding down-j wardon opposite sides of the frame, means for moving said links in an up anddown direction, and means transmitting the lateral movement of saidlinks directly to said clutch mechanism.

2. In a manure spreader, a frame, trans port wheels therefor, adistributing cylinder carried at one end thereof, an end-gate pivotallyconnected to said frame, a rock shaft disposed transversely of saidframe, links pivotally connecting the same to said endgate, means forrotating said cylinder', a clutch controlling the'connection thereof tosaid cylinder, and a longitudinally disposed link connectionintermediate said links and said controlling means transmitting themovement of said links to said. controlling means.

3. In a manure spreader, a frame, a distributing cylinder rotatablymounted at the rear thereof, means for rotating the same, clutchmechanism controlling the connection thereof to said cylinder, anend-gate movlowering said end-gate, said means includingV supportinglarms pivotally connected with able with respect to said cylinder, atransverserock shaft' extending beneath said framelink connectionsextending on opposite sides of said frame connecting said shaft to saidend-gate, means for rocking said\shaft,'and clutch actuating connectionsattached to said clutch mechanism and said links intermediate the'endsthereof and movable longitudinally of said frame to'actuate said `clutchvmechanism upon movement of said end-gate.y v

4. A manure spreader having, in combination, supporting stub axles,traction x'vheelsyjournaled upon saidv axles, a recepl'tacle carried bysaid axles, a distributing cylinder rotatably mounted at the rear vendof said receptacle, power transmitting means connecting said cylinderwith said traction wheels, said ymeans including clutch mechanisms', anendgate,'means for raising and said receptacle, aA transversely arrangedrock shaft journaled upon said receptacle, lever arms secured toopposite ends thereof, links connectingy said lever arms with saidendgate supporting'a'rms, and means for shippingsaid clutch mechanismsinto and out of engagement with said cylinder, said means beingcontrolledby a swinging movement of said links.

5. A manure spreader having, in combination, supporting stub axles,traction wheels journaled upon said axles, a receptacle carried by saidaxles, a distributing cylinder' rotatably mounted at the rear end ofsaid receptacle, power transmitting means connecting said cylinder withsaid traction wheels, said means including clutch mechanism, anend-gate, means for raising and lowering said 'end-gate, said meansincluding supporting arms having the front ends of said links controlsthe operation of said clutch shipping means.

6. A manure spreader having, in .combination, supporting stub axles,traction wheels journaled upon said axles, a receptacle carried by saidaxles, a distributing cylinder including a central shaft journaled inbearings carried by the rear end of said receptacle, means fortransmitting motion from said traction wheels to said cylinder, saidmeans including fixed and sliding clutch members mounted upon oppositeends of said centralshaft, means for controlling the movement of saidsliding clutch members, said means including clutch shipping forks andsliding wedges adapted to control the movement thereof, an end-gate,means for raising and lowering said end-gate, said means includingsupporting arms having the front ends thereof pivotally connected withthe side walls of said receptacle, a transversely arranged rock shaftjournaled in bearings carried by said receptacle, and means for rockingsaid shaft, lever arms secured to opposite ends of said shaft, linksconnecting said lever arms with said endgate supporting arms, blocksslidably mounted upon the side walls of said receptacle, said blocksengaging with said links in a slidable manner, and link connectionsbetween said blocks and said sliding clutch shipping wedges.

7. In a manure spreader, the combination of a receptacle, stub axlessecured to the sides thereof, traction wheels carried on said axles, adistributing cylinder, a movable bottom in said receptacle, powertransmitting means connected with said cylinder and with each of thetraction wheels, power transmitting means for said movable bot- J. A.SHARP. ELMER F. GROVE.

Witnesses:

W. B. KENDIG, GEO. A. SMITH.

`Gopies of this patent` may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

